UWC Research Repository: Recent submissions

When former German Foreign Minister Joseph ‘Joschka’ Fischer visited Windhoek in October 2003, he went on record to say that there would be no apology that might give grounds for reparations for the first genocide of the ...

Field, Roger(Institute for the Study of English in Africa Rhodes University, 2017)

Faced with the criticism that myth and epic poetry have no place in contemporary South African literature departments, there is no point in defending the material on the grounds of intrinsic worth. No text can claim this ...

A few months short of the 25th anniversary of independence from South Africa in March 1990 Namibia reached her Fanonian moment. As Achille Mbembe has explained this term with regard to the South African student movements ...

The structural growth and optical and photovoltaic properties of the organic–inorganic hybrid
structures of zinc
oxide (ZnO)-nanorods/poly-3-hexylthiophene (P3HT) and two variations of organic polymer blends of
ZnO/ ...

It was assumed that salt-induced redox changes affect amino acid metabolism in maize (Zea mays L.),
and
this inﬂuence may be modiﬁed by NO. The applied NaCl treatment reduced the fresh weight of shoots
and roots. This ...

Graphite-anchored lithium vanadium oxide (Li1.1V0.9O2) has been synthesized via a “one-pot” in situ
method. The effects of the synthesis conditions, such as the ratio of reaction components and calcination
temperature, ...

In highly evolved culture, discourse is made up of complexes of implicit
and explicit inter-textual relations, which form the meanings for new signifiers.
Meanings for common abstract nouns are derived from the modeling ...

Nafion derived platinum nanoparticles were produced and successfully anchored on titanium nitride
(TiN) support (Pt/TiN) and its suitability for phosphoric acid based polymer electrolyte membrane fuel
cells is reported. ...

The first measurement of inelastic scattering of 9Li from deuterons at the ISAC facility is reported.
The measured angular distribution for the first excited state confirms the nature of excitation to be
an E2 transition. ...

The effect of ion implantation on hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) is studied herein. We use boron as an
ion of choice to introduce radiation damage into h-BN, at fluences ranging from 1 x 10 14–1 x 10 16
ions/cm2 and ...

Different marriages in Uganda are govemed by different pieces of
legislation. For example, church or civil marriages are govemed by the
Marriage Act (1904),' which is in the process of being amended.^ Muslim
marriages ...

Extensive substitution and undeclared species have been recently detected in meat products in South
Africa, Europe and Asia. Here we review the methodologies utilized in the identification of species in red
meat products ...

Laser is the acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated
Emission of Radiation, a usage that dates back to
approximately 50 years ago. In 1960, the first functioning
laser was built by the American physicist Maiman ...

Coinciding with a renewed focus on health
needs and disease in the global south, the
Millennium Development Goal era saw the
emergence and widespread use of the term
‘global health’. The term has been associated
with ...

BACKGROUND: This study explores the concept of professionalism from the vantage point of a cohort of students as well as professionally
qualified and practising occupational therapists. With the changes health care delivery ...

To the Editor: The inappropriate and excessive use of antimicrobial
agents has cultivated the development and progression of antimicrobial
resistance worldwide, which has been recognised as a
threat to global health and ...

BACKGROUND: Many youth victims of violence report for treatment at the health care facilities in
the Western Cape Province of South Africa. It was unclear what the youth expected regarding
how they could be led towards ...